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Seaside Beach

Seaside Beach, a beach in Connecticut
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Seaside Beach is a beach in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Moose Hill stands 198 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Seaside Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 4.6 miles off.

The story

Beach in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.

Wikidata Q31811120, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.15848, -73.20262

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Peaks
Beaches
Nature reserves
  • Gypsy Springs Open Space: 1.8 mi
  • Ash Creek Open Space: 1.8 mi
  • The Preserve at Saint Mary's-by-the-Sea: 1.8 mi
  • New England Avenue Playground: 2.0 mi
  • Woodside Circle Open Space: 2.6 mi
Historic sites: 56
  • Perry Memorial Archway: 0.7 mi
  • Gustave Whitehead First In Flight: 1.0 mi
  • Pro Patria: 1.4 mi
  • Clinton Park Militia Grounds Bicentenial Memorial: 1.6 mi
  • Blue Star Memorial: 1.8 mi
Gardens: 52
  • Urban Roots Bridgeport: 0.9 mi
  • Fairfield Museum Pollinator Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Drew Park Community Gardens: 2.7 mi
  • Westport Community Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Rose/Wedding garden: 7.1 mi
Artworks: 36
  • Heron: 6.0 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 7.2 mi
  • Miniature Lighthouse: 7.2 mi
  • Mother Mary: 7.4 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 12.3 mi
Attractions: 17
  • Burr Homestead: 2.8 mi
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 9.0 mi
  • Earthplace: 9.3 mi
  • 3-town marker: 11.8 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 12.9 mi
Waterfalls: 15
Picnic sites: 13
  • Picnic Grove: 3.8 mi
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 8.9 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 10.7 mi
  • Oak Grove: 11.0 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 11.0 mi
Cliffs: 9
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 11.6 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 11.6 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 14.7 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 14.7 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Seaside Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moose HillN198 m12.0 mi
Israel HillN192 m11.8 mi
Bugg HillN189 m11.5 mi
Tashua HillNNW179 m7.5 mi
Walnut Tree HillN171 m10.4 mi
Hirams HillNNW167 m10.1 mi
Booth HillN160 m8.4 mi
Powells HillNW159 m8.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2119:4820:30
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1615:4416:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313340506070767568564637
Precip in3.23.14.14.23.63.83.34.04.03.83.14.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Igor I Sikorsky MEM AP, 4 mi away.

Mean tidal range 6.75 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Black Rock Harbor, CT, under a mile away — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/324579986

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